Professor
, University of British Columbia
Profile / Bio:
Dr. David R. Boyd is the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment (2018-2024) and a law, policy, and sustainability professor at the University of British Columbia. He has written ten books and 150+ reports and articles on environmental law and policy, human rights, and constitutional law. His books include The Rights of Nature (ECW Press, 2017), The Optimistic Environmentalist (ECW Press, 2015), The Right to a Healthy Environment (UBC Press, 2012) and The Environmental Rights Revolution (UBC Press, 2011).